Using Commas: Direct Address

The video tutorial explains the use of commas in direct address, highlighting how punctuation helps readers and speakers by signaling sentence structure. It provides examples of direct address at the beginning, middle, and end of sentences, demonstrating the correct placement of commas. The tutorial includes practice exercises for identifying direct addresses and placing commas correctly, emphasizing the importance of punctuation in writing.

What is the primary function of a comma in a direct address?

• To emphasize a word

• To end a sentence

• To separate a name from the rest of the sentence

• To indicate a question

Where should a comma be placed when a direct address is at the end of a sentence?

• At the beginning of the sentence

• After the name

• Before the name

• No comma is needed

In the sentence 'Would you like a snack, Aaron before you go to soccer practice?', how many commas are needed?

• No commas

• One comma

• Three commas

• Two commas

What happens to a sentence if the direct address and its commas are removed?

• It becomes a question

• It remains a complete sentence

• It loses its meaning

• It becomes a fragment

In the practice sentence 'Please begin working on your jumps, Isabella.', where is the direct address located?

• At the beginning

• At the end

• In the middle

• No direct address